Chest Pain
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Administration of high-dose interleukin-2 in a 2-year-old with metastatic melanoma.

13 Dec 2009 Malignant melanoma is rare in pediatrics, and therapies for patients with disseminated disease have not been well studied. This report describes our experience with the use of high-dose interleukin 2 (aldesleukin, IL-2) in a 2-year-old child with ... Read more...

Erythrocytapheresis in children with sickle cell disease and acute chest syndrome.

29 Nov 2009 BACKGROUND: Red cell exchange (RCE) is part of the management of acute chest syndrome (ACS) in patients with sickle cell disease. The study describes the indications and outcome of the procedure. PROCEDURE: We retrospectively reviewed 53 episodes of ... Read more...

Interaction of left ventricular geometry and myocardial ischemia in the response of myocardial deformation to stress.

29 Sep 2009 Myocardial deformation parameters are sensitive markers of global left ventricular (LV) systolic function, but their interaction with LV geometry is unknown. We sought to investigate the effect of LV geometry on myocardial deformation and its ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Chest Pain'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Administration of high-dose interleukin-2 in a 2-year-old with metastatic melanoma. 13 Dec 2009
• Erythrocytapheresis in children with sickle cell disease and acute chest syndrome. 29 Nov 2009
• Intrathoracic sarcoidosis. 30 Oct 2009
• Letter by Attaran regarding article, "Cardiac Ischemic Preconditioning in Coronary Stenting (CRISP Stent) study: a prospective, randomized control trial". 4 Oct 2009
• [71-year-old man with chest pain and dyspnea after resection with neck dissection of a squamous cell carcinoma of the upper lip] 30 Sep 2009
• A 67-year-old woman with a remote history of breast cancer who presents with dyspnea and chest pain. 29 Sep 2009
• Bubble-wrapped. 29 Sep 2009
• Interaction of left ventricular geometry and myocardial ischemia in the response of myocardial deformation to stress. 29 Sep 2009
• Serious postoperative syncope. 24 Sep 2009
• In-flight medical emergencies. 24 Sep 2009
• [Diagnosis of coronary artery disease - part 2: Exercise electrocardiogram and myocardial perfusion scintigraphy] 21 Sep 2009
• Myocardial salvage through coronary collateral growth by granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in chronic coronary artery disease: a controlled randomized trial. 19 Sep 2009
• Patient information. Costochondritis: what you need to know. 13 Sep 2009
• Costochondritis: diagnosis and treatment. 13 Sep 2009
• [Cardiac computer tomography in the investigation of atypical chest pain] 12 Sep 2009
• [Emergency checklist: supraventricular tachycardia] Sep 2009
• Malabsorption-associated warfarin resistance. 30 Aug 2009
• Efficacy of nebivolol on flow-mediated dilation in patients with slow coronary flow. 30 Aug 2009
• Reoperative surgical stabilization of a painful nonunited rib fracture using bone grafting and a metal plate. 30 Aug 2009
• Surgical management of multiple painful rib nonunions in patient with a history of severe shoulder girdle trauma: a case report and literature review. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Chest Pain'

Definition: Pressure, burning, or numbness in the chest.

Descriptor UI: D002637

Alternative terms: Chest Pain; Chest Pains; Pain, Chest; Pains, Chest;

Related Mesh Headings: Angina Pectoris;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C23.888.646.215;

History Note: 87

Technical Notes: cardiac = probably ANGINA PECTORIS